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5 November 2026

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  1. Labour Ministry notifies social security boards for unorganised and gig workersPolity · asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
  2. Gruha Lakshmi: three instalments worth ₹7,405.86 crore to be released togetherEconomy · asked in KPSC 2023; factual, Prelims-type
  3. Belagavi sugarcane farmers end protest after agreeing to ₹3,600 per tonneEconomy · asked in UPSC 2015; factual, Prelims-type
  4. Legislative Councils in focus after elections in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and KarnatakaPolity · asked in KPSC 2023
  5. All 13 South Asian coral reef ecoregions assessed as critically endangeredEnvironment · asked in UPSC 2014; factual, Prelims-type
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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Nine laws merged, gig workers included: the Social Security Code boards GS2 and GS3 both test

Labour Ministry notifies social security boards for unorganised and gig workers

Why in News? Two national social security boards notified for unorganised and gig/platform workers.

Prelims The Code on Social Security, 2020 provides for national social security boards for unorganised workers and for gig and platform workers.

Mains GS2 (welfare schemes, vulnerable sections) and GS3 (labour, inclusive growth). Issue: gig and unorganised workers lack assured social protection -> pr…

🔁 PYQ · UPSC 2018Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Three instalments, ₹7,405.86 crore at once: the Gruha Lakshmi facts KAS aspirants must know

Gruha Lakshmi: three instalments worth ₹7,405.86 crore to be released together

Why in News? Karnataka releases three Gruha Lakshmi instalments, ₹7,405.86 crore.

Prelims Gruha Lakshmi is a Karnataka government scheme giving monthly financial assistance to the woman head of an eligible family.

Mains GS Paper 2 (welfare schemes) and GS Paper 3 (state finances). Unconditional cash transfers like Gruha Lakshmi raise women's household autonomy, but a …

🔁 PYQ · KPSC 2023Read · 2 min →Test
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★★ Mains ★★★☆☆

Belagavi cane price settled at ₹3,600 a tonne: who recommends the FRP behind it? Agriculture GS3 answer

Belagavi sugarcane farmers end protest after agreeing to ₹3,600 per tonne

Why in News? Belagavi cane protest ends at ₹3,600 per tonne.

Prelims The Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane is announced by the Union Government on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.

Mains GS3 (Agriculture, farmers' issues, pricing and subsidies) and GS2 (Centre-State relations). Cane pricing rests on the Centre's FRP, with States and mi…

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PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Who can create or abolish a Vidhan Parishad? The Article 169 procedure GS2 State legislature questions test

Legislative Councils in focus after elections in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka

Why in News? Council polls highlight the role of the Vidhan Parishad under Article 169.

Prelims Parliament can create or abolish a Legislative Council in a State by ordinary law under Article 169.

Mains GS2 (Polity): The existence of State upper houses is a federal question. Article 169 lets Parliament create or abolish a Council on the Assembly's spe…

🔁 PYQ · KPSC 2023Read · 2 min →Test

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Polity
PolityGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Fail a paper, skip the wait: VTU's on-demand exams and the Belagavi university Karnataka PSC asks about

VTU to introduce on-demand examinations for students who failed

Why in News? VTU brings on-demand exams for failed candidates.

Prelims Visvesvaraya Technological University is headquartered at Belagavi, Karnataka.

Mains GS Paper II (Education, governance) and KAS Education. Fixed supplementary exam calendars delay progression and cause dropouts and lost placement oppo…

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Economy
EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

₹2,814 crore for lithium and nickel: the critical minerals mission every GS3 answer must name

Centre earmarks ₹2,814 crore to boost lithium and nickel processing

Why in News? ₹2,814 crore earmarked to build domestic lithium and nickel processing.

Prelims The National Critical Mineral Mission is administered by the Ministry of Mines, not the Ministry of Coal.

Mains GS3 (Mineral resources, industry): India imports most of its lithium and nickel, which exposes clean-energy and EV manufacturing to supply shocks. Tar…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

₹73,907 crore offered, only ₹50,015 crore taken: the VRRR liquidity tool GS3 monetary policy tests

RBI absorbs liquidity through two VRRR auctions on 4 November

Why in News? RBI drains surplus liquidity via VRRR auctions at a 5.49% cut-off.

Prelims Statement: In a reverse repo operation under the LAF, the RBI borrows money from banks against government securities, thereby absorbing liquidity.

Mains GS3 (Economy: Monetary policy). Surplus banking liquidity can weaken transmission of the policy repo rate, so the RBI uses LAF tools such as VRRR to a…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

₹5,000 crore, 30 lakh trainees: Karnataka's skilling merger and the Skill India basics KAS needs

Karnataka to unify skilling efforts, targets 30 lakh trainees in seven years

Why in News? Karnataka merges skilling schemes; ₹5,000 crore for 30 lakh trainees.

Prelims The Skill India Mission was launched in 2015 and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is its flagship short-term training scheme.

Mains GS-3 (Inclusive growth, employment) and GS-2 (Centre-state schemes, governance). Skilling schemes scattered across departments cause duplication and w…

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EconomyGAPrelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★★★☆☆

Why India needs 92 GWh of storage: VGF, pumped hydro and BESS explained for GS3

Cabinet approves ₹14,500-crore VGF scheme for large-scale energy storage

Why in News? Cabinet clears ₹14,500-crore VGF scheme for about 92 GWh of energy storage.

Prelims Viability Gap Funding offers one-time or deferred financial support to infrastructure projects that are economically justified but not financially viable on their own.

Mains GS3 (Energy, Infrastructure): India's growing share of variable solar and wind power raises grid-balancing and peak-supply challenges. The VGF scheme …

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Environment
EnvironmentGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster sits in Sikkim's Soreng: the PMMSY and organic-State link Prelims tests

Sikkim's Soreng notified as India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster

Why in News? Soreng becomes the first Organic Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY.

Prelims Statement: Soreng in Sikkim has been notified as India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

Mains GS3 (Agriculture, fisheries): Organic aquaculture can raise farmer incomes and export value, but fragmented small holdings make certification costly. …

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Science & Tech
Science & TechGAPrelims ★★★★☆ Mains ★★☆☆☆

Regional, not global: the NavIC system behind NVS-03 that GS3 Prelims keeps testing

NVS-03 reaches geosynchronous orbit

Why in News? NVS-03 reaches geosynchronous orbit; satellite healthy.

Prelims NavIC is an independent regional satellite navigation system developed by ISRO, not a global system like GPS or Galileo.

Mains GS3 (Science and Technology: space). Indigenous navigation reduces dependence on foreign systems such as GPS for strategic, civil and disaster-managem…

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⚡ Quick facts 18

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  1. SchemeThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment scheduled the launch of the Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan, a National Intergenerational Bonding Campaign, for 4 November.
  2. ReportIRDAI mandated a four-tier motor insurance structure for private cars and two-wheelers on 3 November 2026.
  3. SchemeTamil Nadu unveiled its Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Policy, 2026 in Chennai on 3 November.
  4. ReportThe 1st International Maize Conference 2026 was held in Hyderabad, Telangana.
  5. SchemeThe government released the 24th PM-KISAN instalment, transferring ₹18,690 crore to over 9.34 crore farmers.
  6. ReportAsteroid 2025 PN7 is described as a quasi-moon of Earth.
  7. SchemeVyommitra is the humanoid robot developed by ISRO for its human spaceflight programme.
  8. ReportThe name of Cyclone Murasu was proposed by India; murasu is a Tamil war drum.
  9. WorldUkraine's President Zelenskyy awarded US First Lady Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, 1st class.
  10. DayWorld Tsunami Awareness Day is observed on 5 November.
  11. DayNational Cancer Awareness Day is observed on 7 November.
  12. DayNational Legal Services Day is observed on 9 November.
  13. DayWorld Science Day for Peace and Development is observed on 10 November.
  14. DayNational Education Day, on 11 November, marks the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
  15. DayChildren's Day in India is observed on 14 November, the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.
  16. KarnatakaThe Karnataka Legislative Council has 75 members.
  17. KarnatakaVemagal in Kolar district, Karnataka, is the site named for India's first private helicopter final assembly line.
  18. KarnatakaVisvesvaraya Technological University has its headquarters at Belagavi.

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Labour Ministry notifies social security boards for unorganised and gig workers
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2018

With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. …

Legislative Councils in focus after elections in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · KPSC 2023

Which among the Article empowered the State Assemblies by its resolution may establish or abolish the Legislative Council?

Gruha Lakshmi: three instalments worth ₹7,405.86 crore to be released together
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · KPSC 2023

Name the scheme of Government of Karnataka under which women heads of households will be given a monthly allowance of ₹ 2,000.

Belagavi sugarcane farmers end protest after agreeing to ₹3,600 per tonne
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2015

The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the

All 13 South Asian coral reef ecoregions assessed as critically endangered
🔁 PYQ CONNECTION · UPSC 2014

Which of the following have coral reefs? 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2. Gulf of Kachchh 3. Gulf of Mannar 4. Sunderbans Select the correct answer using the c…

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